Philosophy : History and Problems

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This text brings together Stumpf's and Fieser'sSocrates to Sartre and Beyondwith an updated anthology of readings in one volume. It offers an accessible historical survey of philosophical ideas and a wealth of primary source readings at an excellent value. The text is a comprehensive, historically organized introduction to philosophy, which communicates the richness of the discipline and provides the student with a working knowledge of the development of Western philosophy. With a lively and approachable style it covers the principal contributions of Western civilization's most influential philosophers. The topically organized reader features a chronological organization within the topics and a wide selection of readings. Primarily a selection of Western philosophy, the fifth edition also includes classic Eastern philosophy texts.

The History of Philosophy

Ancient Greek Philosophy

Socrates Predecessors

The Sophists and Socrates

Plato

Aristotle

Hellenistic and Medieval Philosophy

Classical Philosophy After Aristotle

Augustine

Philosophy in the Early Middle Ages

Aquinas and his Late Medieval Successors

Early Modern Philosophy

Philosophy During the Renaissance

Rationalism on the Continent

Empiricism in Britain

Enlightenment in Philosophy

Late Modern and 19th Century Philosophy

Kant

German Idealism

Utilitarianism and Positivism

Kierkegaard, Marx, and Nietzsche

20th Century And Contemporary Philosophy

Pragmatism and Process Philosophy

Analytic Philosophy

Phenomenology and Existentialism

Recent Philosophy

Philosophical Problems

The Meaning of Life Plato (427-347BCE)

Apology: "A Life Worth Living"

The Chuang-Tzu: "Living in Accord with the Tao"

My Confession: "The Inevitability of the Question, 'What is the Aim of Life?'"

Existentialism and Humanism: "The Human Condition"

Philosophy of Mind Plato(427-347)

Phaedo: "Do Minds Survive after Death?"

"The Self-God" Questions of King Miliinda(c. 100 CE)

"The Self in Flux" Lucretius (c. 94-55 BCE)

On The Nature of Things: "The Mind as Body" Rene Descartes (1569-1650)

Meditations and the Passions of the Soul: "The Distinction between Mind and Body"

The Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy: "Blurring the Distinction Between Mind and Body"

Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous: "Consciousness, not Matter, the True Reality"

Treatise of Human Nature: "The Mind as a Bundle of Perceptions"

The Concept of Mind: "Descartes' Myth"

"What is it Like to be a Bat?"

Minds, Brains, and Science: "The Mind-Body Problem"

Philosophy of Religion Anselm (1033-1109)

Proslogium: "The Ontological Argument"

Summa Theologica: "Five Ways of Proving God's Existence"

Thoughts: "Waging on Belief in God"

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: "The Irrationality of Believing in Miracles"